diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1d073119f9..c40a32abd6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.17.2 (2016-09-08)
+=======================================
+
+This release contains security bug fixes. Please upgrade.
+
+
+No changes since v0.17.2
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.17.2-rc1 (2016-09-05)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index ad2ec58ea4..523deaa5ff 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.17.2-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.17.2"